Messei
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Messei
|commune status = Commune
|image = Mairie de Messei.jpg
|image coat of arms = Blason_ville_fr_Messei_61.svg
|caption = Messei town hall
|arrondissement = Argentan
|canton = La Ferté-Macé
|INSEE = 61278
|postal code = 61440
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CA Flers Agglo
|coordinates = {{coord|48.7122|-0.5358|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 218
|elevation min m = 195
|elevation max m = 254
|area km2 = 13.21
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
|demonym = Messéens
}}
Messei ({{IPA|fr|mɛsɛ|-|Fr-Paris--Messei.ogg}}) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France.
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Pacotière, La Bondière, Les Buissons, Les Pasquières, Les Genétés, La Balonnière, La Haguerie, Messei, La Cheminière, Le Gué, La Bruyère and La Merrie.{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/61440+Messei,+France/@48.713046,-0.556603,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x4809878b60d596d3:0x40c14484fb81380!8m2!3d48.711247!4d-0.541559!16s/m/03qgqpr?entry=ttu|title=Messei · 61440, France|website=Messei · 61440, France}}
It is {{convert|1320|ha|sqmi|1}} in size. The highest point in the commune is {{convert|215|m|ft}}.
There are three watercourses that traverse through the commune, the river Varenne, La Vere and a stream called the Blanche-Lande.
{{Geographic location
| title = Neighbouring communes
|width=auto
|state=expanded
|Centre = Messei
|North = La Selle-la-Forge
|Northeast =
|East = Échalou
|Southeast =
|South = Saint-André-de-Messei
|Southwest = Le Châtellier
|West = La Chapelle-au-Moine & Flers
|Northwest =
}}
Notable buildings and places
=National heritage sites=
The commune has one building listed as a Monument historique, which are the remains of the old 11th-century castle in Messei and listed in 1975.{{Cite web|url=https://monumentum.fr/monument-historique/pa00110854/messei-vestiges-de-lancien-chateau-avec-ses-deux-mottes-feodales|title=Vestiges de l'ancien château avec ses deux mottes féodales à Messei - PA00110854|website=monumentum.fr}}
File:Église Saint-Gervais et Saint-Protais de Messei. Vue sud-ouest.jpg
Notable People
- Foulques du Merle - (1239 - 1314) was Seigneur of Gacé and Bellou-en-Houlme, and Baron of Le Merlerault, Briouze and Messei.Louis de La Roque, Catalog historique des généraux français, connétables, maréchaux de France, lieutenants généraux, maréchaux de camp. Connétables et maréchaux de France depuis les premiers temps de la monarchie jusqu'à la fin du règne de Louis XIV (Paris, A. Desaide, 1896-1902), p.25.
- Émile Deshayes de Marcère (1828-1918) - last surviving senator for life of the Third Republic was Mayor here, and later died here.{{Cite web|url=https://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/sycomore/fiche/(num_dept)/8188|title=Emile Deshayes de Marcère - Base de données des députés français depuis 1789 - Assemblée nationale|website=www2.assemblee-nationale.fr}}
See also
References
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